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the Seven Ages of an Animator, by Graham Falk
the Seven Ages of an Animator, by Graham Falk
By Mike Valiquette
I think every studio in Canada has a copy of this floating around somewhere. It's one of those pieces of artwork that's become part of...
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CATERPILLARPLASTY= David Barlow-Krelina + NFB + Moist
CATERPILLARPLASTY= David Barlow-Krelina + NFB + Moist
By Mike Valiquette
Now THIS is fascinating. First, the film itself, Caterpillarplasty, is fascinating. I don't know how I missed it. It's an NFB produced short, created by...
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Showcase: Lost Daughter & Interview with Dylan Glynn
Showcase: Lost Daughter & Interview with Dylan Glynn
By Kyu-bum Lee
Note from Mike: I've been reviewing older posts and can't help but reshare a few of them. Some content goes stale, sure. Dylan Glynn, featured...
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YMA and TAAFI Launch the John Rooney Creator Fund
YMA and TAAFI Launch the John Rooney Creator Fund
By Mike Valiquette
From the YMA newsletter. Launch of the John Rooney Creator Fund Recently John Rooney, the Executive Director at Toronto Animation Arts Festival International and a tireless supporter of...
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Farewell to 2020, part 1
Farewell to 2020, part 1
By Mike Valiquette
We're all very glad to see this year fade away. It was fiery pile of trash. No one will argue that. It's also not going...
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from the vaults: A conversation with Nick Cross, part I
from the vaults: A conversation with Nick Cross, part I
By Mike Valiquette
In anticipation of tonight's premiere for the Clockwork Elves, I'm digging up some old interviews with Nick Cross and resharing. Here's one from way back...
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Exclusive Live Event: Nick Cross Returns With The CLOCKWORK ELVES. Screening and Discussion this Thursday, December 17th at 9PM EST
Exclusive Live Event: Nick Cross Returns With The CLOCKWORK ELVES. Screening and Discussion this Thursday, December 17th at 9PM EST
By Mike Valiquette
https://taafi.com/news Live! This Thursday night! TAAFI EXCLUSIVE!!!! Award-winning animation weirdo Nick Cross unveils his first short film in 7 years: The Clockwork Elves!!! Join the...
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RIP John Rooney (updated with link to funeral service)
RIP John Rooney (updated with link to funeral service)
By Mike Valiquette
It's been a few days since the news broke, and it's still settling in, but a kind and caring member of our community passed away...
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showcase: Jam Filled’s Tom Pajdlhauser, “Get Off Your Computer”
showcase: Jam Filled’s Tom Pajdlhauser, “Get Off Your Computer”
By Mike Valiquette
Update: Another great vid that could always use a rewatch. Great little video on Art Director Tom Pajdlhauser, who works out of Ottawa studio Jam...
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showcase: How Does Animation Work? by Tyler Pacana
showcase: How Does Animation Work? by Tyler Pacana
By Mike Valiquette
Bringing this one back, I came across it again last night and it deserves a repost. Tyler really made something perfect here. So over the...
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Cartoon North on Discord!
Cartoon North on Discord!
By Mike Valiquette
Ok! Things are happening! Stripped down design for the site? That's a thing now. I'm still working at adding some features. Discord server? Why the...
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Resource Repost: Boring Freelance Tax Preparation Part 2
Resource Repost: Boring Freelance Tax Preparation Part 2
By Mark C.
Mark C, Creative Producer at Jam Filled in Halifax Here's Part 2 of Mark Cappello's classic post on taxes, read it and use it. Thanks...
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Resource Repost: Boring Freelance Tax Preparation, Part 1
Resource Repost: Boring Freelance Tax Preparation, Part 1
By Mark C.
Mark C, Creative Producer at Jam Filled in Halifax TAX TIME!!! Mark C contributed this helpful pair of posts quite a few years ago. The...
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Resource Repost: Employment Status
Resource Repost: Employment Status
By Mark C.
In the fluid nature of the animation industry, most workers can encounter a number of different relationships with a prospective employer. Small jobs, relief work,...
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A Message From Mike
A Message From Mike
By Mike Valiquette
Hi everybody. I hope you're all managing ok right now. It's crazy. Unprecedented. I've never lived through anything like it, and I'm old as rocks....
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from the internets: LA Times On Point Analysis of Bravest Warriors Via Nelvana
from the internets: LA Times On Point Analysis of Bravest Warriors Via Nelvana
By Mike Valiquette
I've been throwing around a lot of big talk lately about creative risk-taking in Canada and how...
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The Future of Canadian Animation Resources, and maybe the future of animation in Canada too!
The Future of Canadian Animation Resources, and maybe the future of animation in Canada too!
By Mike Valiquette
We got a little chatty on Twitter this week, with a bit of a rant about creator-driven content and creative control in the Canadian industry....
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STARTOON CARTOON PODCAST: Behind the Scenes of Running a Studio in Canada
STARTOON CARTOON PODCAST: Behind the Scenes of Running a Studio in Canada
By Mike Valiquette
Over on the Startoon Cartoon Podcast (something else we do that's pretty much the exact same content we'd like to be producing for CAR), we...
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OIAF 2016 in Review, by Noam Sussman
OIAF 2016 in Review, by Noam Sussman
By Mike Valiquette
This year was the Ottawa International Animation Festival’s 40th anniversary, which meant that I had to find a way to get up to Ottawa from...
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Countdown to OIAF 2016: MORE Festival Memories from Rob Anderson
Countdown to OIAF 2016: MORE Festival Memories from Rob Anderson
By Mike Valiquette
OIAF 2016 is right around the corner. It's a big year, the festival is celebrating 40 years. I've been going since 1992, and from this...
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Posts tagged as “2D animation jobs”

jobby: Junior Background Artist, Elliott Animation, Toronto

jobby: Junior Background Artist, Elliott Animation, Toronto

By admin on April 7, 2021

Elliott Animation is hiring in Toronto! Junior BG Artist Fresh TV and Elliott Animation, a Toronto based artist-driven entertainment company is looking for a Junior…

jobby: Senior 2D Harmony Animator, Mercury Filmworks, Ottawa

jobby: Senior 2D Harmony Animator, Mercury Filmworks, Ottawa

By admin on April 6, 2021

jobby: FX Designer, Mercury Filmworks, Ottawa

jobby: FX Designer, Mercury Filmworks, Ottawa

By admin on April 6, 2021

jobby: 2D Senior Character Designer, Mercury Filmworks, Ottawa

jobby: 2D Senior Character Designer, Mercury Filmworks, Ottawa

By admin on April 6, 2021

jobby: Harmony Animators, Brown Bag Films, Toronto

jobby: Harmony Animators, Brown Bag Films, Toronto

By admin on April 6, 2021

jobby: Big Huge Mainframe Jobs Post, Links only

jobby: Big Huge Mainframe Jobs Post, Links only

By admin on March 24, 2021

jobby: Storyboard Artist, Brown Bag Films, Toronto

jobby: Storyboard Artist, Brown Bag Films, Toronto

By admin on March 16, 2021

jobby: Storyboard Revisionist, Brown Bag Films, Toronto

jobby: Storyboard Revisionist, Brown Bag Films, Toronto

By admin on March 16, 2021

jobby: Art Director, Mainframe Studios, Vancouver

By admin on March 2, 2021

jobby: 2D Animator, Cartoon Conrad, Nova Scotia

jobby: 2D Animator, Cartoon Conrad, Nova Scotia

By admin on February 25, 2021

jobby: Background Painter, Cartoon Conrad, Nova Scotia

jobby: Background Painter, Cartoon Conrad, Nova Scotia

By admin on February 25, 2021

jobby: 2D Harmony Rigger, Brown Bag Films, Toronto

jobby: 2D Harmony Rigger, Brown Bag Films, Toronto

By admin on February 22, 2021

jobby: Designer (Harmony), Brown Bag Films, Toronto

jobby: Designer (Harmony), Brown Bag Films, Toronto

By admin on February 22, 2021

jobby: 2D Animation Supervisor, Taqqut Productions, Toronto

jobby: 2D Animation Supervisor, Taqqut Productions, Toronto

By admin on February 22, 2021

jobby: Storyboard Supervisor, Elliott Animation, Toronto

jobby: Storyboard Supervisor, Elliott Animation, Toronto

By admin on February 10, 2021

jobby: Flash Character Poser, Elliott Animation, Toronto

jobby: Flash Character Poser, Elliott Animation, Toronto

By admin on February 10, 2021

jobby: Part Time Instructor, 2D Animation, Vancouver Film School, Vancouver

jobby: Part Time Instructor, 2D Animation, Vancouver Film School, Vancouver

By admin on February 10, 2021

jobby: 2D Animators (part time), Airstride Entertainment, Toronto

jobby: 2D Animators (part time), Airstride Entertainment, Toronto

By admin on February 1, 2021

jobby: Art Director, Brown Bag Films, Toronto

jobby: Art Director, Brown Bag Films, Toronto

By admin on January 28, 2021

jobby: Production Assistant, Mercury Filmworks, Ottawa

jobby: Production Assistant, Mercury Filmworks, Ottawa

By Mike Valiquette on January 27, 2021

jobby: Storyboard Artist, Mercury Filmworks, Ottawa

jobby: Storyboard Artist, Mercury Filmworks, Ottawa

By admin on January 27, 2021

jobby: Producer, Pipeline Studios, Hamilton ON

jobby: Producer, Pipeline Studios, Hamilton ON

By admin on January 27, 2021

jobby: Assistant Director, Pipeline Studios, Hamilton ON

jobby: Assistant Director, Pipeline Studios, Hamilton ON

By admin on January 27, 2021

jobby: 2D Pose Artists, Smiley Guy Studios/Corner Gas, Toronto

jobby: 2D Pose Artists, Smiley Guy Studios/Corner Gas, Toronto

By admin on January 12, 2021

jobby: 2D Animate/Flash Animators, Smiley Guy Studios/Corner Gas Animated, Toronto

jobby: 2D Animate/Flash Animators, Smiley Guy Studios/Corner Gas Animated, Toronto

By admin on January 12, 2021

jobby: 2D Harmony Animator, Pipeline Studios, Hamilton

jobby: 2D Harmony Animator, Pipeline Studios, Hamilton

By admin on November 19, 2020

jobby: Harmony Scene Planner, Guru Studio, Toronto

jobby: Harmony Scene Planner, Guru Studio, Toronto

By admin on November 19, 2020

jobby: Pipeline TD, 9Story Media, Toronto

jobby: Pipeline TD, 9Story Media, Toronto

By admin on November 19, 2020

jobby: Rigger, 9Story Media, Toronto

By Mike Valiquette on November 19, 2020

jobby: Background Design Supervisor, Oasis Animation, Montreal

By admin on November 4, 2020

jobby: Superviseur(e) Animation 2D, Oasis Animation, Montreal

By admin on November 4, 2020

jobby: Artiste Rigging, Oasis Animation, Montreal

By admin on November 4, 2020

jobby: Location Designer, Oasis Animation, Montreal

By admin on November 4, 2020

jobby: Harmony Compositor, Mercury Filmworks, Ottawa

By admin on October 21, 2020

jobby: Senior 2D Harmony Animator, Mercury Filmworks, Ottawa

By admin on October 21, 2020

jobby: 2D Animator, Mercury Filmworks, Ottawa

By admin on October 21, 2020

jobby: Senior 2D FX Animator, Jam Filled Entertainment, Ottawa

By admin on October 13, 2020

jobby: 2D Rigger, Jam Filled Entertainment, Toronto

By admin on October 13, 2020

jobby: 2D Senior Animator, Guru Studio, Toronto

By admin on October 13, 2020

jobby: 2D Production Designer, Guru Studio, Toronto

By admin on October 13, 2020

jobby: Flash Animator, Brown Bag Films, Toronto

By admin on September 24, 2020

jobby: Storyboard Artist, Yeti Farm Creative, Kelowna BC

By admin on September 23, 2020

jobby: Assistant Director, Corner Gas Animated, Toronto

By admin on September 23, 2020

jobby: Layout Artist, Mercury Filmworks, Ottawa

By admin on August 13, 2020

jobby: Senior Location Designer, Mercury Filmworks, Ottawa

By admin on August 13, 2020

jobby: Senior Character Designer, Mercury Filmworks, Ottawa

By admin on August 13, 2020

jobby: Harmony Compositor, Mercury Filmworks, Ottawa

By admin on August 13, 2020

jobby: Rigger, Taqqut Productions, Toronto

By admin on August 11, 2020

jobby: Animation Lead, Taqqut Productions, Toronto

By admin on August 11, 2020

jobby: Storyboard Artist, Cartoon Conrad, Nova Scotia

By admin on August 11, 2020

jobby: Storyboard Revisionist, Cartoon Conrad, Nova Scotia

By admin on August 11, 2020

jobby: Harmony FX Artist, Portfolio Entertainment, Toronto

By admin on July 29, 2020

jobby: Harmony Compositor, Mercury Filmworks, Ottawa

By admin on July 29, 2020

jobby: 2D Flash Animators, Teen Titans Go!(Copernicus Studios), Remote (BC and Ontario)

By Mike Valiquette on July 6, 2020

jobby: 2D Animators, Jam Filled, Toronto

By admin on June 19, 2020

jobby: 2D Senior Animators, Jam Filled Entertainment, Ottawa

By admin on June 4, 2020

jobby: Storyboard Artist, Guru Studio, Toronto

By admin on May 28, 2020

jobby: 2D Assistant Editor, Guru Studio, Toronto

By admin on May 12, 2020

jobby: 2D Rigger, Guru Studio, Toronto

By admin on May 12, 2020

jobby: Series Director, Brown Bag Films, Toronto

By admin on April 28, 2020

jobby: Layout Artist, Brown Bag Films, Toronto

By admin on April 28, 2020

jobby: Design Supervisor, Brown Bag Films, Toronto

By admin on April 28, 2020

2D Character and Prop Designers, Wildbrain Studios, Vancouver

By admin on April 27, 2020

jobby: 2D BG Designers, Wildbrain Studios, Vancouver

By admin on April 27, 2020

jobby: 2D Animator, Cartoon Conrad, Nova Scotia

By admin on April 20, 2020

jobby: 2D Harmony Animators, Smiley Guy Studios, Remote/Toronto

By admin on April 16, 2020

jobby: Harmony FX Animator, Look Mom! Productions, Toronto

By admin on April 13, 2020

jobby: Harmony Rigger, Look Mom! Productions, Toronto

By admin on April 9, 2020

jobby: 2D Harmony Animator, Look Mom! Productions, Toronto

By admin on April 8, 2020

jobby: Harmony Builds Supervisor, Wildbrain, Vancouver

By admin on April 8, 2020

jobby: Assistant Director, Corner Gas Animated, Toronto

By admin on April 5, 2020

jobby: Cycles Animator, Oasis Animation, Montreal

By admin on March 30, 2020

jobby: Senior Animator, Oasis Animation, Montreal

By admin on March 30, 2020

jobby: Production Coordinator (2D Animation & FX), Guru Studio, Toronto

By admin on March 10, 2020

jobby: 2D Harmony Rigger, Guru Studio, Toronto

By admin on March 10, 2020

jobby: Animation Revisionist, Portfolio Entertainment, Toronto

By admin on March 10, 2020

jobby: 2D FX Artist, Guru Studio, Toronto

By admin on February 28, 2020

2D BG Layout Artist, Guru Studio, Toronto

By admin on February 20, 2020

jobby: 2D Harmony Animators, Guru Studio, Toronto

By admin on February 20, 2020

jobby: 2D FX Artist, Guru Studio, Toronto

By admin on January 30, 2020

jobby: Cleanup Animator/In Between Artist, LeFort Talent Group, Toronto

By admin on January 9, 2020

jobby: Animator, Portfolio Entertainment, Toronto

By admin on November 29, 2019

jobby: Design Supervisor, Pipeline Studios, Hamilton

By admin on November 29, 2019

jobby: Background Supervisor, Portfolio Entertainment, Toronto

By admin on November 13, 2019

jobby: 2D Prop Designer, Wildbrain Studios, Vancouver

By Mike Valiquette on November 13, 2019

jobby: Layout Supervisor, Portfolio Entertainment, Toronto

By admin on November 13, 2019

jobby: 2D FX Assistant, Forrest + Schlage, Toronto

By admin on November 13, 2019

jobby: Animation Supervisor, Wildbrain Studios, Vancouver

By admin on October 25, 2019

jobby: 2D Supervisor, Guru Studio, Toronto

By admin on October 25, 2019

jobby: Hiring Open House, Portfolio Entertainment, Toronto

By admin on October 23, 2019

jobby: Posing Artists, Corner Gas/Smiley Guy Studios, British Columbia

By admin on October 23, 2019

jobby: Animation Supervisor, Epic Story Media, Toronto

By admin on October 9, 2019

jobby: 2D Harmony Animator, Pipeline Studios, Hamilton ON

By admin on October 4, 2019

jobby: Teaching Assistant (2D Animation), Herzing College, Ottawa

By admin on October 4, 2019

jobby: Animators, Smiley Guy Studios, Toronto

By admin on September 23, 2019

jobby: 2D Pose Artists, Smiley Guy Studios, Toronto

By admin on September 23, 2019

jobby: Builds Artists, Smiley Guy Studios, Toronto

By admin on September 23, 2019

jobby: Senior Layout Artist, Elliott Animation, Toronto

By admin on September 16, 2019

jobby: Character Designer, Elliott Animation, Toronto

By admin on September 16, 2019

jobby: Flash Animation Rigger, Elliott Animation, Toronto

By admin on September 16, 2019